Senior Fragility and Resilience Officer at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Job Title: Senior Fragility and Resilience Officer

Activities

• Conduct country analysis of fragility drivers and resilience sources in assigned TSF-beneficiary countries to determine eligibility for continuing support;
• Contribute to RDTS team’s efforts for institutionalizing and applying the fragility lens through an appropriate mainstreaming of fragility considerations in the Bank’s strategies and operations. In close collaboration with key Bank Sectoral and Operational Departments/Units, including Regional Delivery Hubs and Country Offices, participate in the preparation, peer-review, and readiness reviews processes of the Country Diagnostic Notes (CDNs), Regional Diagnostic Notes (RDNs), Country Strategy Papers (CSPs), Regional Integration Strategy Papers (RISPs), Project Concept Notes (PCNs), and Project Appraisal Reports (PARs) to ensure fragility is mainstreamed into Bank operations;
• Provide technical inputs into the development of relevant tools, frameworks and guidelines and work with regional and sector departments for the integration of fragility and resilience consideration into Bank Group’s operational strategies such as country strategic papers, country briefs and project appraisal documents;
• Provide technical inputs into the preparation of project appraisal reports, including various risk analysis and financial/economic analysis, for presentation to the various review committees and the Board of Directors;
• Contribute to the preparation and the peer-reviewing of RDTS analytical products, including regional and national Full-Fledged Fragility Assessments, the annual Country Resilience and Fragility Assessment (CRFA) Report, Economic and Sector Work (ESW) studies, as well as briefing notes as relevant to facilitating informed interventions in addressing fragility;
• Work with external partner institutions at the local, national and regional levels to ensure that peacebuilding activities that complement the Bank Group’s core mandate and areas of competitive advantages are sufficiently addressed in order to comprehensively deal with the root causes of fragility and avoid slippage in the peace/state-building process;
• Contribute to the preparation of key documents for resource mobilization, especially for the Transition Support Facility (TSF) during the replenishment and mid-term review discussions of the African Development Fund (ADF) in close coordination with relevant Bank units;
• Work with fragility experts as well as sectoral experts to forecast political, economic and social trends and to adopt and use appropriate tools and approaches for conducting policy dialogue with national authorities in assigned countries/region;
• Participate in the Bank’s departmental and inter-departmental working groups and provide technical inputs that help the understanding and mainstreaming of fragility issues and approaches in the design, validation and implementation of Bank interventions in countries facing fragile situations;
• Work with Regional Economic Communities (REC) and international development partners, as well as peace-building and humanitarian actors for the development of joint collaboration platforms for exchange of experiences and information-sharing on issues, dynamics and best practices around the African fragility agenda;
• In coordination with appropriate Bank authorities, develop a clear and practical roadmap to foster dialogue with RMCs on drivers of fragility which will have arisen from the assessments with a view to identifying targeted entry points for building institutional capacities and resilience through design and implementation of mitigation measures;
• Undertake any other assignments and tasks as may be assigned by the Director (RDTS) and/or the Vice-President (RDVP). Such assignments may involve working with Bank teams and/or staff within or outside RDTS.

Candidate Profile

• Hold at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in economics, business administration, peace and conflict resolution, political economy, political science, development economics, public administration, or any related qualification.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience in economic research, peace and state building, design and/or implementation of fragility and conflict sensitive interventions, and strong experience in developing and delivering projects/programs in fragile contexts including assessments, sensitivity analysis and applications.
• Innovation and Creativity: The commitment to search for and produce innovative creative approaches to activities in order to enhance performance and create added benefits to the Bank and its clients.
• Communication: Provide clear and concise oral and written communication; presents oral information with clarity and appropriate style and adapt language and style to suit the requirements of a particular audience.
• Problem Solving: Apply business knowledge to the resolution of problems and identify solutions to the benefit of the client (internal and external) and the organization.
• Client Orientation: Ensure that the client is considered to be of primary importance in all transactions and interactions. Strive to understand, and when appropriate, anticipate client needs, and ensures that the client receives the best possible service from the Bank.
• Team Working and Relationships: Work with others to maximize the effectiveness of the team as a whole. Sharing the knowledge and workload. Develop strong working relationships with colleagues and contribute to creation of a positive team environment.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing effectively in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 21st November 2024. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy

Website:
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